The two leaders were then given a guided tour of the Akshardham Temple.Braving the April heat, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Turnbull offered prayers. The two were seen chatting intermittently while posing for the shutterbugs.

Meanwhile, India and Australia, earlier in the day, signed six MoUs in different fields including combating terrorism, civil aviation security, sports, health and medicine and satellite navigation.

The MoUs were signed after the delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Turnbull.

The visiting dignitary was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourts of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also visited the Rajghat to pay floral tribute to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

The two Prime Ministers also inaugurated the Nano-Techhnology Centre at Gurugram through video conference.